await
Usage
What are other ways to say await?
The verb await (wait for) implies being alert and ready, whether for good or evil: to await news after a cyclone. Hope implies a wish that an event may take place and an expectation that it will: to hope for the best. Expect implies confidently believing, usually for good reasons, that an event will occur: to expect a visit from a friend. To anticipate is to look forward to an event and even to picture it: Do you anticipate trouble?
Example Sentences
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Arrachedi said that many such cases in the Gulf are still unresolved, with seafarers desperately awaiting responses from operators.
From Barron's
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which plans to convert it into a detention center for immigrants awaiting deportation.
Coach Ryan Campbell said Stokes was scheduled to play the season opener against Kent starting on Friday, but the club are still awaiting clearance from specialists.
From BBC
They started quarantine in Houston last month and will continue that as they await the green light for the Artemis 2 lunar mission that's been plagued by technological difficulties and delays.
From Barron's
The car was awaiting mandatory maintenance and was not being actively used by department personnel at the time of discovery, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
